I often get asked for advice from aspiring young kids and their parents, but if I were to look back on my career and single out one thing that stood me in good stead, it would be the environment in which I grew up. Without that, I could never have become the player I was. Of course, there are many different pathways to the top and just because I made it doesn't mean that following my path to the letter is the only way to do it. I have, however, seen hundreds of players with huge potential drop out of the game for a variety of reasons.